Cigarette casing



- 1 1 ,560,644 E. J. BEAUPRE CIGARETTE CASING Nov. 10, 1925.

' Filed Doc. 5, 1923 Z71 JBcaa'prd Patented Nov. 10, 1925.-

UNITED STATES ELI J'. BEAUPRE, 01E NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS.

CIGARETTE CASING.

Application filed December 5, 1923. Serial No. 678,608.

To all whom it may comm/w Be it known that I, ELr J. llnan'rnn, a citimen of the United States. residing at North Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette Casings, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of casing for carryin small articles, the same being designed more particularly for use in receiving a pack of cigarettes; and the object of this inventionis to provide a neat construction of receptacle which is substantially inthe form or shape of a pack of cigarettes, the same be ing provided witha lid hinged at one side thereofwhich side may be opened for the reception of a full pack of cigarettes.

A further object of' the invention is the provision of a casing of this character having a lid formed in trough shape and adapted to receive one or more cigarettes for presentation. when swung back to open position.

A still further object of this invention is the constructing of the lid that it may also serve as an ash tray when swung to opn position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will-be more fully de scribed, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a casing showing the lid closed. a

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the easing showing the lid open and a pack of cigarettes therein. a

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a strip of metal bent into U-shape to form the front and rear and also the side walls of the body member" Figure 4 is a perspective view showing one of the end wall members detached.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing'the inner-side of the lid member detached.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the .hinge pintle formed of fiat wire adapted to serve as a torsional opening'spring for the lid.

Figure .7 is a pers ective view illustrating the casing with its 'd swung to open position and resting upon a base to serve as an ash tray.

It is found in the use of casings for carrying a pack of cigarettes, of advantage to form the same with rounding edges, to

closely tit the pack so as to take up the minimum amount of space; also to provide a casing which is open at one side instead of at its end to permit the pack which" is provided with rounded sides to readily enter the side opening of the casing. "Itis also found of advantage to provide the body of the casing of a width less than that of the pack and to formone of the end walls of the casing of a height less than thewidth of the pack whereby as illustrated in Figure'7 2, a portion of the pack extends above this 'end' wall so that when the wrapper is torn away the ends of the cigarettes will be exposed and be readily accessible for presentation. It is also found of advantage toform 7 5 the lid or cover of U-shape in cross section to fit over the extending side of the pack and to provide oncend of the lid with a wall of a depth to cooperate with the end'wall of the body to close the opening tothe body when the lid is shut.

Also by providing a structure of this character the lid may serve a double purpose: First, it may serve as an ash tray as illustrated in Figure 7 or as a cigarette receptacle into which some of the loose cigarettes may be deposited for presentation when the side of the wrapper is torn away and in i which case the open end of the lid performs the useful functionof permitting the cigarettes to be extended beyond its edge for read presentation; and. the following is a detailed description of one construction by which these several advantageous results may be obtained 1 With reference to the drawings, 10- designates a strip of sheet material preferably metal, which is bent into Ushape forming front and rear walls of the casing body.

The edge of the rear wall being provided v with extending portions which are bent into 100 form to provide hinge members 11.

nd walls 12 and 13 are secured to this body portion preferably by rolling the edges of one over those of the other or these end walls may be soldered imposition, ifdesired. One of the end walls 12 is preferably formed longer than the wall 13, the wall 12 extending beyond the edge of the body and in addi:

tion to serving as a closure for that'end it also serves as'a rest or support for a portion of the bottom of the pack. The edge of wall 13 is preferably cut downwardly on a circle as at 14 to permit one or-more of the cigarettes 15 of the pack to be advanced endways to project beyond its wall for ready presentation when a portion of the pack wrapper is torn away as at 16. The lid member 17 is also of U-shape in cross sec tion, one end being provided with an end wall 18 rounded as at 19 to fit the-concaved edge 14 of the end wall 13 when the lid is closed while the opposite end of this lid is preferably left open as at 20 to fit around the extending edge 21 of the end wall 12.

A latch 22 is formed on the inner surface of the lid 17 andis adapted to snap into the opening 23 in the lip 22 which is fastened onto the front wall of the casing whereby it is only necessary to press the guiding edgeof t iis front wall inwardly to release the ..pin.26, permitting the lid to swing to open position under tension of the torsional pintle spring 25. By 'my improved construction the lid when imopen position may serve as an ash tray as illustrated in Figure 7, or in other cases whenthe projecting edge of the wrapper is torn away the full length of a cigarette thus exposed may be dropped into the lid and then carried endwise toextend beyond the opening end thereof for ready presentation.

By my improved construction of box which is opened on one side instead of at the end the pack which is round on its side edges very readily enters this casing and as the width of the body of the casing is less than that of the pack, the pack may be readily positioned in the -easing and as readily removed when, desired. a

v The, trough shape loa he lid lends itself "tolbeing'swung into position over the extending edge portion of the pack thereby causing its end wall 18 to cooperate with the wall 13 of the body to close this end of the pack walls the open end of the lid which fits around the projecting end 12 of the opposite end wall also closes that end of the casing.

My improved casing is very simple and practical inconstruction and when' the lid 1s openserves a number of useful purposes as a smokers but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible. the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims. v

I claim:

1. A sheet metal casing for cigarettes comprising a body member of a strip of sheet metal folded into U-shape in cross section forming front, bottom and back walls substantially the length of a cigarrette, walls at the end of said body; and a cover hinged to said body and having a portion of one of the end walls atta clregt theretozioexpose the end ota"cigarettewhen open.

2. A cigarette casing comprising a body closed at its ends by walls and 0 en on one side to edgeways receive a pack 0 cigarettes, the width of the body being less than that of a cigarette pack, one of said end walls being shorter than the other the longer wall projecting above the open edge of the front and rear walls to support one end of the pack, a lid U-shaped in cross section hinged to one edge of the body and having I one end wall adapted to cooperate with the shorter body wall to close the casing'when the lid is shut. 1

A sheet metal casing for cigarettes comprising a body member U-shaped in cross section, a wall at one end of said body extendingabove the front and back walls thereof, a cover member hinged to said body shaped to fit over-said-extended end wall, a wall at the other end of said body divided into complemental portions, one

portion carried by the body and cut out below the upper edge of the front and rear walls thereof. and the other complemental portion of said end wall being carried by said cover whereby the cover with its end wall is adapted'to'close the box.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ELI J. BEAUPRE 

